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SEC Football Roundtable: LSU Tigers

Senior Writer Written on May 09, 2008

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LSU will be great up the middle on defense. With Jean-Francois, Nevis, Marlon Favorite, and Al Woods at DT, the Tigers have plenty of depth on the line. Senior Darry Beckwith will be great at MLB and safeties Chad Jones and Curtis Taylor will be solid. The weaknesses on the D will be inexperience at corner and OLB.

Finally, kicker Colt David found his groove as the season progressed in ’08, but with Patrick Fisher graduating, LSU has a big hole to fill at punter. Also, LSU’s return game last year was atrocious and the coaches will look to improve upon it in ’08. Speedster Trindon Holliday is great as a kick returner but doesn’t have the hands to return punts.

What games are you most looking forward to watching this year?

Every year in the SEC produces great match ups. The four games the Tigers have circled though are Auburn and Florida on the road and Georgia and Alabama at home. There will be no need for motivation for the fans on November 8^th as Nick Saban returns to Baton Rouge, only this time on the opposite sideline than before. (Actually he came to Tiger Stadium when the Saints played the Dolphins after Hurricane Katrina but who’s counting?)

Revenge will be on the menu the day after Thanksgiving in Little Rock as the purple and gold look to avenge the 3 OT loss to Arkansas from last season. It would be wise not to overlook the Gamecocks as the Tigers travel to Columbia this season.

What record do you think your team will end the regular season with?

If there was a Vegas line on this, it would be OFF because of the QB situation. I would like to think the defense and running game would be good enough to produce an 8- or 9-win regular season, with the Tigers hopefully in the thick of the SEC West title race. Looking at recent history though, usually someone else besides LSU ends up in Atlanta on even years.

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